Tenerife News
The long-awaited law banning smoking on the beaches of the popular resort of Tenerife, which is located on one of the largest Canary Islands, is coming into force.
Santa Cruz authorities have agreed with the Spanish Ministry of Health to ban smoking on public beaches. There are specially designated areas for those who like to smoke. This law was introduced in order to reduce air and soil pollution in the coastal zone, to minimise harmful factors where people come to relax and recuperate, and the authorities hope that this way the number of smokers will be less. The ban includes not only regular cigarettes, but also electronic cigarettes and hookahs. For those who violate the ban, the penalties are not insignificant.
Smokers enjoying the view of the ocean do great harm by leaving behind a huge amount of non-degradable rubbish (cigarette filters contain various types of plastic). Litterbugs are fined around two thousand euros. Restaurants, cafes and bars operating in the coastal zone, are obliged to equip places for rubbish collection, otherwise they will not escape punishment.
Tenerife is not the first resort to introduce a ban on smoking on the beach, such a law is already in force on many beaches.
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